Yes! I love the metaphor of the seed laying dormant and ready to sprout when it's ready. I think about how often I feel the 'failure' of not producing great art and feeling empty of ideas and talent. Then, as been happening this past couple of weeks......it's the opposite and the ideas are almost coming faster than I can produce. It's as if it's Spring and the seeds MUST come up into lovely plants and can't be held back. I'm working on 3 pieces simultaneously (well not exactly at the same time but as one is drying I'm working on another) and in the process of waiting, another piece almost magically happened as I was playing with some other objects and it's a piece ready to be worked on. This is so thrilling for me as it's such a rare happening. Often when I finish a final piece and there's nothing to work on after, I feel empty, lost, and doubt myself even though I know it's a normal thing to happen. It's as if I'm forced to take a break and just enjoy what I have created.
Yes! I love the metaphor of the seed laying dormant and ready to sprout when it's ready. I think about how often I feel the 'failure' of not producing great art and feeling empty of ideas and talent. Then, as been happening this past couple of weeks......it's the opposite and the ideas are almost coming faster than I can produce. It's as if it's Spring and the seeds MUST come up into lovely plants and can't be held back. I'm working on 3 pieces simultaneously (well not exactly at the same time but as one is drying I'm working on another) and in the process of waiting, another piece almost magically happened as I was playing with some other objects and it's a piece ready to be worked on. This is so thrilling for me as it's such a rare happening. Often when I finish a final piece and there's nothing to work on after, I feel empty, lost, and doubt myself even though I know it's a normal thing to happen. It's as if I'm forced to take a break and just enjoy what I have created.